Tom Baker sets the pace in PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open
08/11/10
Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Tom Baker (pictured left) averaged 230 for eight games to take the first round lead in the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open at Olympia Lanes Tuesday.
Baker had a 1,840 eight-game pinfall with games of 226, 193, 244, 243, 237, 228, 257 and 212 to lead Conn Casey of Canada in second with a 1,804 total. PBA Hall of Famer and Senior Tour rookie Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) is in third with a 1,791 total.
“I’ve been bowling well until I get to match play this year,” said Baker, who is also a four-time PBA Senior Player of the Year. “I just can’t seem to make it past the top eight in match play.
“I’m in a pretty good comfort zone right now because I can play inside and generally I have pretty good success at this center so hopefully things will continue to go well the rest of the tournament.”
Rounding out the top five are Kent Wagner (left), Palmetto, Fla., in fourth with 1,773, and Steve Ferraro (right) of Kingston, N.Y., in fifth with 1,730.
The 117-player field returns Wednesday for another eight-game qualifying round to determine the top 32 players who advance to match play on Thursday. Thursday’s Round of 8 will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the semifinal and championship matches.
Final day coverage of the Senior Lake County Indiana Open is available on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame video service.
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1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,840
2, Conn Casey, Canada, 1,804
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,791
4, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,773
5, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,730
6, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,729
7, (TIE) Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio and
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,711
9, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 1,709
10, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,700
11, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,698
12, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,685
13, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,679
14, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,677
15, John Chapman, Canada, 1,668
16, (TIE) Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y.,
Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. and
Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,663
19, Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,661
20, (TIE) Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa.,
George Tignor, Winchendon, Mass
and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,654
23, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 1,651
24, (TIE) Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y
and Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,649
26, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,646
27, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,645
28, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla
and Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,637
30, (TIE) Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio
and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,636
32, (TIE) Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn
and Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,634
34, Russell Michaud, Hudson, N.H., 1,628
35, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,613
36, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,610
37, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,609
38, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,605
39, Mark Zamora, Bellevue, Neb., 1,604
40, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,600
41, Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 1,597
42, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,596
43, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 1,593
44, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,590
45, (TIE) Gale Voshell, Dover, Del
and Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,589
47, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,582
48, (TIE) Rick Vittone, Canada,
and Bob Beach, Waynesville, Ohio, 1,581
50, Carmen Salvino, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,576
51, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,575
52, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,572
53, Keith Oszuscik, Plymouth, Ind., 1,570
54, Chuck Schuette, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1,561
55, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 1,557
56, (TIE) Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas
and Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,554
58, Andrew Smith, Colonie, N.Y., 1,552
59, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 1,550
60, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,549
61, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,548
62, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 1,547
63, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,545
64, (TIE) Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill.,
Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio,
Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis
and Michael Camerano, Brookfield, Ill., 1,544
68, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,542
69, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,541
70, (TIE) Chris Fedden, Albany, N.Y
and Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,540
72, (TIE) Les Ash, Centerville, Ohio
and John Forst, Salt Lake City, 1,539
74, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,522
75, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,520
76, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., 1,504
77, Russ Klosinski, LaPorte, Ind., 1,503
78, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,502
79, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,497
80, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,495
81, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 1,494
82, (TIE) Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga
and Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,490
84, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,489
85, (TIE) Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa
and Tom Ferry, Green Bay, Wis., 1,483
87, (TIE) Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich.,
Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss. and
Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,480
90, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,475
91, (TIE) Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich
and Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 1,465
93, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,459
94, (TIE) Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind
and Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 1,458
96, (TIE) Edward Szklarski, Burbank, Ill
and Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,448
98, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,441
99, Billy Block, Pembroke Pines, Fla., 1,438
100, Lionel Stewart, Anderson, Ind., 1,427
101, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,424
102, Ed Marzka, Orlando, Fla., 1,420
103, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,419
104, Steve Bergan, O'Fallon, Ill., 1,414
105, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,411
106, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,410
107, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,409
108, Michael Brinkmann, Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1,397
109, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 1,393
110, Barry Warshafsky, Lowell, Mass., 1,392
111, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 1,368
112, (TIE) Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev
and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,344
114, Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 1,329
115, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 1,322
116, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,297
117, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,210
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Four-time PBA Senior Player of the Year leads first round with 230 average
Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Tom Baker (pictured left) averaged 230 for eight games to take the first round lead in the PBA Senior Lake County Indiana Open at Olympia Lanes Tuesday. Baker had a 1,840 eight-game pinfall with games of 226, 193, 244, 243, 237, 228, 257 and 212 to lead Conn Casey of Canada in second with a 1,804 total. PBA Hall of Famer and Senior Tour rookie Walter Ray Williams Jr. (right) is in third with a 1,791 total.
“I’ve been bowling well until I get to match play this year,” said Baker, who is also a four-time PBA Senior Player of the Year. “I just can’t seem to make it past the top eight in match play.
“I’m in a pretty good comfort zone right now because I can play inside and generally I have pretty good success at this center so hopefully things will continue to go well the rest of the tournament.”
Rounding out the top five are Kent Wagner (left), Palmetto, Fla., in fourth with 1,773, and Steve Ferraro (right) of Kingston, N.Y., in fifth with 1,730. The 117-player field returns Wednesday for another eight-game qualifying round to determine the top 32 players who advance to match play on Thursday. Thursday’s Round of 8 will begin at 5 p.m. followed by the semifinal and championship matches.
Final day coverage of the Senior Lake County Indiana Open is available on PBA.com’s Xtra Frame video service.
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First Round - Standings after 8 games
1, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 1,840
2, Conn Casey, Canada, 1,804
3, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Ocala, Fla., 1,791
4, Kent Wagner, Palmetto, Fla., 1,773
5, Steve Ferraro, Kingston, N.Y., 1,730
6, Kenny Parks, Hammond, Ind., 1,729
7, (TIE) Wayne Webb, Columbus, Ohio and
Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Township, Mich., 1,711
9, Rick Woloszyn, Griffith, Ind., 1,709
10, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 1,700
11, Timothy Kauble, Marion, Ohio, 1,698
12, Peter Knopp, Germany, 1,685
13, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 1,679
14, Robert Harvey, Boise, Idaho, 1,677
15, John Chapman, Canada, 1,668
16, (TIE) Michael Tryniski, Fulton, N.Y.,
Bob Knipple, Long Beach, Calif. and
Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,663
19, Barry Mefford, Aurora, Ill, 1,661
20, (TIE) Mark Everette, Aliquippa, Pa.,
George Tignor, Winchendon, Mass
and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 1,654
23, Don Sylvia, Reno, Nev., 1,651
24, (TIE) Patric Donaghue, Honeoye Falls, N.Y
and Charlie Tapp, Kalamazoo, Mich., 1,649
26, Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 1,646
27, Michael Henry, Brunswick, Ohio, 1,645
28, (TIE) Bob Chamberlain, The Villages, Fla
and Dave Patchen, Oregon, Ohio, 1,637
30, (TIE) Larry Popp, Marion, Ohio
and Larry Graybeal, Elizabethton, Tenn., 1,636
32, (TIE) Ken Waters, Kingsport, Tenn
and Ron Profitt, Brookville, Ohio, 1,634
34, Russell Michaud, Hudson, N.H., 1,628
35, Daniel Miner, East Moline, Ill., 1,613
36, Dale Csuhta, Wadsworth, Ohio, 1,610
37, Bobby Johnson, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,609
38, Bob Kelly, Dayton, Ohio, 1,605
39, Mark Zamora, Bellevue, Neb., 1,604
40, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 1,600
41, Randy Peterson, Carrington, N.D., 1,597
42, John Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 1,596
43, Barry Witmer, St. Charles, Mo., 1,593
44, Ray Johnson, Battle Creek, Mich., 1,590
45, (TIE) Gale Voshell, Dover, Del
and Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 1,589
47, Tom Howison, Chillicothe, Ohio, 1,582
48, (TIE) Rick Vittone, Canada,
and Bob Beach, Waynesville, Ohio, 1,581
50, Carmen Salvino, Schaumburg, Ill., 1,576
51, Bob Brady, Santa Monica, Calif., 1,575
52, Richard Hunt, Valparaiso, Ind., 1,572
53, Keith Oszuscik, Plymouth, Ind., 1,570
54, Chuck Schuette, Bettendorf, Iowa, 1,561
55, Dave Sill, Rockledge, Fla., 1,557
56, (TIE) Shannon Starnes, Fort Worth, Texas
and Christopher Keane, New City, N.Y., 1,554
58, Andrew Smith, Colonie, N.Y., 1,552
59, Bob Faragon, Schenectady, N.Y., 1,550
60, Michael Chrzanowski, Shepherd, Mich., 1,549
61, Dale Eagle, Tavares, Fla., 1,548
62, Bill Idzior, Crown Point, Ind., 1,547
63, Gary Hiday, Indianapolis, 1,545
64, (TIE) Brad Snell, Mount Prospect, Ill.,
Emilio Mora Sr., Defiance, Ohio,
Darryl Traber, Waterford, Wis
and Michael Camerano, Brookfield, Ill., 1,544
68, John Shreve Sr., Elyria, Ohio, 1,542
69, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 1,541
70, (TIE) Chris Fedden, Albany, N.Y
and Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 1,540
72, (TIE) Les Ash, Centerville, Ohio
and John Forst, Salt Lake City, 1,539
74, Ron Garr, Ridgedale, Mo., 1,522
75, Roy Buckley, New Albany, Ohio, 1,520
76, Bill Neumann, Rensselaer, N.Y., 1,504
77, Russ Klosinski, LaPorte, Ind., 1,503
78, Tom Carter, Rockford, Ill., 1,502
79, Patsy DellaPenna, Palm Harbor, Fla., 1,497
80, Keith Sharp, Orlando, Fla., 1,495
81, Lyle Zikes, Arlington Heights, Ill., 1,494
82, (TIE) Gary Morgan, Marietta, Ga
and Dave Soutar, Bradenton, Fla., 1,490
84, Allen Meskan, Addison, Ill., 1,489
85, (TIE) Marc Lineberry, Camanche, Iowa
and Tom Ferry, Green Bay, Wis., 1,483
87, (TIE) Harley Trumbull, New Boston, Mich.,
Gary Reh, Nesbit, Miss. and
Harv Pallas, Stevensville, Mich., 1,480
90, Pete Bryan, Laurel, Del., 1,475
91, (TIE) Douglas Weese, Carson City, Mich
and Jimmy Johnson, Bellevue, Neb., 1,465
93, Ray Randall, Dearborn, Mich., 1,459
94, (TIE) Robert Teeters, Lapel, Ind
and Randy Rau, Belleville, Ill., 1,458
96, (TIE) Edward Szklarski, Burbank, Ill
and Bill Spigner, Vernon Hills, Ill., 1,448
98, Bob Andersen, Forest City, N.C., 1,441
99, Billy Block, Pembroke Pines, Fla., 1,438
100, Lionel Stewart, Anderson, Ind., 1,427
101, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 1,424
102, Ed Marzka, Orlando, Fla., 1,420
103, Michael Truitt, Orland Park, Ill., 1,419
104, Steve Bergan, O'Fallon, Ill., 1,414
105, Dave Paquin, Kannapolis, N.C., 1,411
106, Norm Ginsberg, Kissimmee, Fla., 1,410
107, Donald Breihan, Columbia, S.C., 1,409
108, Michael Brinkmann, Fountain Hills, Ariz., 1,397
109, Kim Kirkpatrick, Rockford, Ill., 1,393
110, Barry Warshafsky, Lowell, Mass., 1,392
111, Hubert Harrison, Middletown, Ind., 1,368
112, (TIE) Dan Clausse, Reno, Nev
and Bill McCorkle, Westerville, Ohio, 1,344
114, Robert McDonald, Addison, Ill., 1,329
115, Radar Presley, Atlanta, 1,322
116, James Souder, Greeneville, Tenn., 1,297
117, Fred Baldwin, Sturgis, Mich., 1,210